Birchwood-Pocono_Airpark

Birchwood-Pocono Airpark

Birchwood-Pocono Airpark

Abandoned airport

The Birchwood-Pocono Airpark is a former airport located in Tannersville, Pennsylvania that operated alongside the Birchwood Resort from 1968 until its closure in 1996.

History

The resort and airpark were originally owned by a Pan Am pilot and founder of Pocono Airlines, the late[1] Walter E. ("Wally") Hoffman Jr.[2] and his former wife Gail.

The location is identified by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the Birchwood-Pocono Airpark[3]

The site is now derelict and the airstrip closed.[4]

It is currently owned[5] by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment[6] that were not popular with some local residents,[7] and which have since been modified.[8]

In 2014, fugitive Eric Matthew Frein was captured near an abandoned hangar at the former facility after an extended manhunt.[9][10]

References

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    Strunk, Brianna (20 October 2015). "New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos". PA Home Page. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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    Tatu, Christina (8 November 2014). "Once a lovers' getaway, now a fugitive's getaway". Pocono Record. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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    Keneally, Meghan (31 October 2014). "This Is the Abandoned Airport Where Eric Frein Was Found". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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    Freeman, Paul (31 October 2014). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Pennsylvania". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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